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root@notebook:/usr/src/ipw2200-1.0.0# make install
make -C /lib/modules/2.6.13/build SUBDIRS=/usr/src/ipw2200-1.0.0 MODVERDIR=/usr/src/ipw2200-1.0.0 modules
make[1]: Entering directory `/usr/src/linux-2.6.13'
WARNING: Symbol version dump /usr/src/linux-2.6.13/Module.symvers
is missing; modules will have no dependencies and modversions.
CC [M] /usr/src/ipw2200-1.0.0/ipw2200.o
In file included from /usr/src/ipw2200-1.0.0/ipw2200.h:50,
from /usr/src/ipw2200-1.0.0/ipw2200.c:33:
/usr/src/ipw2200-1.0.0/ieee80211.h:636: error: redefinition of `is_multicast_ether_addr'
include/linux/etherdevice.h:68: error: `is_multicast_ether_addr' previously defined here
/usr/src/ipw2200-1.0.0/ipw2200.c:676: warning: initialization from incompatible pointer type
/usr/src/ipw2200-1.0.0/ipw2200.c:683: warning: initialization from incompatible pointer type
/usr/src/ipw2200-1.0.0/ipw2200.c:705: warning: initialization from incompatible pointer type
/usr/src/ipw2200-1.0.0/ipw2200.c:717: warning: initialization from incompatible pointer type
/usr/src/ipw2200-1.0.0/ipw2200.c:729: warning: initialization from incompatible pointer type
/usr/src/ipw2200-1.0.0/ipw2200.c:741: warning: initialization from incompatible pointer type
/usr/src/ipw2200-1.0.0/ipw2200.c:753: warning: initialization from incompatible pointer type
/usr/src/ipw2200-1.0.0/ipw2200.c:771: warning: initialization from incompatible pointer type
/usr/src/ipw2200-1.0.0/ipw2200.c:771: warning: initialization from incompatible pointer type
/usr/src/ipw2200-1.0.0/ipw2200.c:793: warning: initialization from incompatible pointer type
/usr/src/ipw2200-1.0.0/ipw2200.c:793: warning: initialization from incompatible pointer type
/usr/src/ipw2200-1.0.0/ipw2200.c:815: warning: initialization from incompatible pointer type
/usr/src/ipw2200-1.0.0/ipw2200.c:815: warning: initialization from incompatible pointer type
/usr/src/ipw2200-1.0.0/ipw2200.c:839: warning: initialization from incompatible pointer type
/usr/src/ipw2200-1.0.0/ipw2200.c:839: warning: initialization from incompatible pointer type
/usr/src/ipw2200-1.0.0/ipw2200.c:863: warning: initialization from incompatible pointer type
/usr/src/ipw2200-1.0.0/ipw2200.c:863: warning: initialization from incompatible pointer type
/usr/src/ipw2200-1.0.0/ipw2200.c:888: warning: initialization from incompatible pointer type
/usr/src/ipw2200-1.0.0/ipw2200.c:888: warning: initialization from incompatible pointer type
/usr/src/ipw2200-1.0.0/ipw2200.c:955: warning: initialization from incompatible pointer type
/usr/src/ipw2200-1.0.0/ipw2200.c:955: warning: initialization from incompatible pointer type
/usr/src/ipw2200-1.0.0/ipw2200.c: In function `ipw_send_cmd':
/usr/src/ipw2200-1.0.0/ipw2200.c:1159: warning: division by zero
make[2]: *** [/usr/src/ipw2200-1.0.0/ipw2200.o] Error 1
make[1]: *** [_module_/usr/src/ipw2200-1.0.0] Error 2
make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux-2.6.13'
make: *** [modules] Error 2
This is probably more explanation than you were looking for, but basically the Module.symvers file is created during the kernel compilation process. In this case since it is a warning, and not a fatal error, I'm assuming that this file is NOT an absolute requirement and it should be possible to live without it.
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